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Choking Doesn’t Always Happen Instantly After Putting Something in Your Mouth
Depending on where an object settles, the patient might have symptoms instantly or days after foreign body inhalation. A croupy…
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No SOB, No DIB, But It Is Still Pneumonia
Sometimes, children might present with pyrexia and symptoms that don't suggest they have a chest infection. Don't rule out pneumonia…
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What are the main sections used for?
The various parts of the law applicable to mental health sectioning are Section 2, 3, 4, 5, 135 and 136…
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Who can enforce a sectioning order?
Nurses, doctors, police officers and mental health professionals whose requests are approved by police officers all have sectioning powers. Their…
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Article Summary: Maxillofacial Trauma Patient
Summary of 'Maxillofacial trauma patient' (Krausz et al, 2009). An article discussing the importance of effective airway management in the…
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Nitrates could reduce mortality if given promptly
When given within the first 24 hours of a myocardial infarction, nitrates have been shown to 'reduce mortality [...] at…
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OP Airways VS LMAs and ETI
According to research by Khosraven et al (2015) one of the main disadvantages of an OP airway is that its…
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Tell me about the treatment of ischaemic CVAs
These are usually treated with thrombolysis using IV alteplase within 4.5 hours from symptom onset and after a CT scan…
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Tell me about ischaemic CVAs
These are strokes that are caused by a blockage in the blood flow to the brain. They may be treated…
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